Chapter 211: Shinsoku
Masatsuki Aozaki stared in shock as the deceptively delicate woman extended her left hand and grasped the tip of her bloodstained blade. The sword elongated, thick crimson blood dripping from its edge before bending unnaturally.
Retsu Unohana closed in, leaving him no time to think. Masatsuki raised his double-edged long sword and met her head-on.
She stepped forward and swung her blade straight down at him.
By the standards of swordsmanship, she was an undisputed master—against opponents of equal Reiatsu, she could easily take on three or four at once.
But that applied only to ordinary fighters with powerful Reiatsu. Her current opponent... could not be considered ordinary in any sense.
Masatsuki Aozaki's speed erupted in an instant. Her curved Zanpakutō was still mid-air, blocked by his twin-bladed sword—yet before the moment could fully register, Masatsuki had already closed the distance, his chest nearly pressed against hers.
Shinsoku! (Godspeed!)
Masatsuki Aozaki had developed his own footwork technique, drawing inspiration from the movement technique used by Hikone Ubuginu in the original timeline. By combining the Shinigami's Shunpo, the Arrancar's Sonido, the Quincy's Hirenkyaku, and the Fullbringer's Bringer Light, he had created a step technique unmatched in velocity.
It surpassed any existing movement skill, allowing him to evade Reiatsu detection like Sonido while simultaneously forming Reishi beneath his feet like Hirenkyaku.
Masatsuki pressed one hand against Unohana's chest, pausing for an instant. Then, his muscles tensed, fingers curling into a tight fist before he struck with full force.
The technique—Inch Punch—a burst of explosive power he had learned from the martial arts of Western nations, sent Unohana, whose Reiatsu-hardened body was like steel, hurtling backward. She crashed into a rock face dozens of meters away.